demeanour
NounUS[dih-mee-ner]/dɪˈminɚ/3 syllables
Open English WordNet
Noun (1)
- (behavioral attributes) the way a person behaves toward other peopleSynonyms: demeanorbehaviorbehaviourconductdeportmentType of traitKinds manner, manners, impropriety, propriety, citizenship, swashbuckling
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
“demeanour” is listed under Demeanor.
De·mean′or noun [Written also demeanour.]
Origin: For demeanure, fr. demean. See Demean, transitive verb
1. Management; treatment; conduct. obsolete
God commits the managing so great a trust... wholly to the demeanor of every grown man.— John Milton
2. Behavior; deportment; carriage; bearing; mien.
His demeanor was singularly pleasing.— Thomas Babington Macaulay
The men, as usual, liked her artless kindness and simple refined demeanor.— William M. Thackeray
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54